Have you ever imagined eating tiramisu in the shape of a cupcake? If so, your dream has come true. These super easy, delicious cupcakes combine a fluffy coffee sponge cake with creamy mascarpone icing. Then we dust the cupcakes with some dark cocoa powder and dig into this dream.
If this recipe sounds good so far, let's get baking!
RECIPE:
Ingredients:
- 180g soft butter
- 160g sugar
- a pinch of salt
- 3 eggs
- 180g all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 30g strong coffee (freshly brewed)
- 250g mascarpone
- 20g powdered sugar
- 100g whipping cream
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 180°C and line a muffin tray with muffin cups
- Cream together the butter, sugar, and salt. Add the eggs one at a time.
- Mix the flour and baking powder in a separate bowl and add the dry mixture to the wet.
- Now take about a third of the dough and put it in another bowl with the coffee and a little flour (about 30g, the idea is to get a consistency similar to the dough without the coffee). Mix well and put aside.
- Fill half the muffin cups with the coffee-free batter and half with the coffee-based batter. Fold the dough into a spiral to create a marbled effect.
- Bake the muffins in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes until golden brown.
- Meanwhile, make the icing. Start by whisking the mascarpone and icing sugar together until just combined. Do not whisk too long or the mascarpone will become liquid.
- Whip the cream in a separate bowl until stiff. Fold the cream into the mascarpone mixture and fill a piping bag with the icing.
- Once the muffins have been baked and cooled, you can soak them in a little coffee. The best way to do this is to take a brush and brush the surface of the muffins with the coffee.
- Finally, pipe the icing onto the muffins. This is where you can get creative with your design! Whether you pipe a spiral or little dots, it's up to you.
- Finally, dust the muffins with dark, unsweetened cocoa powder.
- Enjoy!
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